Docs Outside The Box

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! On this Ask Dr Nii segment, we’re going to dive deep into how old is too old to start medical school and continue into a career in surgery. One of our listeners submitted a voicemail asking since because he’s in his early thirties is it too late to go after his goal of becoming a surgeon. I...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone!! “Don’t make emotional decisions about real estate,” and “Numbers matter!” These are going to be the important takeaways from today’s episode. Weeks ago, we told you that we wanted to document our journey into purchasing our first investment property together. Before we get into all the num...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone!! Get your popcorn ready. Get comfortable. We got a new episode of Dr. X Files. Remember, these are episodes of anonymous doctors speaking their truths in a format that makes them most comfortable. This episode will blow your mind like the first one. When people talk about a “food chain” in...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! For this Ask Dr. Nii segment, Dr. Nina Lum jumps on to help answer questions from our international medical graduate students. We’re going to answer two questions: 1. In what order should I take my step tests, especially in light of Step 1 going to pass/fail?; 2. Can I realistically get int...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone, Meet Dr. Kwadwo Kyeremanteng. He comes from north of the border and is a physician formally trained in critical care medicine and palliative care. His research focuses on making the ICU more efficient and improving access to palliative care services. To achieve this, he founded the Resource...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good! Match season just went by. What can be a joyous moment for many, can be soul-crushing for others. Recently a listener reached out to me and asked what to do when you don’t match. It’s been close to 13 years since I went through the match process. So, I brought on Dr. Berry Pierre to drop some knowle...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good! I’m bringing two powerhouse Trauma Surgeons to chat about the outside of the box ways they’re connecting with their communities. Dr. Laurie Punch practices at Barnes – Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Dr. Brian Williams practices at the University of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois. We’re focusi...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! This is a special solo episode. If this resonates with you, share with others. Also appreciate your feed back. Go to drniidarko.com and click on “Ask Me A Question” to leave a message on SpeakPipe. Resources for education about Health Care Disparities https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/newsletter-arti...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone!! That’s right! We are house hunting, but not for our permanent residence. We are jumping into real estate, trying to do our passive income thang! Here’s another cliché…we’re trying to build generational wealth. In all seriousness, this episode is the first of many in series where you’ll get...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good! Dr. Julie Cantor joins me all the way from the west coast to talk about her outside the box lifestyle. Dr. Cantor is physician, lawyer, and entrepreneur. She teaches at UCLA School of Law and focuses on the interplay of medicine, ethics, and law. Just as interesting, her company (Harlen) creates mod...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good! On the surface, David Fajgenbaum appears to have it all. He’s married, has a child, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania. You don’t have to dig too deep to learn the determination of this man. In medical school, David had death knocking on his door 5 times after be...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone!!   This pandemic has definitely changed the rules for a lot of doctors out there. Always known as a stable profession, these last couple of months have shown that you can’t have all of your eggs in one basket. Jamila Souffrant, Host of Journey to Launch Podcast , jumps in to talk about smar...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! We got a juicy one for you all! On this episode, Drs Nii & Renee answer questions submitted by listeners. We’re helping an anesthesiologist who has over $600,000 in student loan debt pay off his loans as quick as possible. We also answer if a Family Medicine intern should quit her residency to start building...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone, New series!!! Sometimes you have to meet doctors where they’re at. It takes a lot to get on a podcast and be 100% honest about how your practice and put your name on it. So, I’ve started a series where I interview doctors who have important stories for us to learn from – they just would rat...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s up and Head nods to everyone! Dr. Alexea Gaffney, who is an Infectious Disease Specialist, jumps on this episode with me to dispel some myths and speak truth to some fears that we as medical professionals should take seriously. Dr. Gaffney is triple board certified in Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Inf...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone!   It’s been a while, but we’re back! That’s right, Dr. Renee joins me on this episode to discuss our experience with Covid-19. Here’s the other topics we’ll be touching on: Thoughts on how being affected affects our family structure Doctors passing away from the virus Microscope on health i...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! Episode 125 guest Dr. Lynn Marie Morski jumps on the show to share some major changes to her career and life. As you know she prides herself as the “Quitting Evangelist” and since we last talked has stayed true to form and moved on from her position at the VA. We talk about what it’s like t...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good! Today you’re going to hear from Ryan Inman who is a fee-only financial advisor and host of the Financial Residency podcast . As you know, I’m a big fan of fee-only advisors and in this episode, we talk about the real relationship you should have with your financial advisor. Not only will you learn h...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! It’s well known that doctors put patients first even though it may have negative social effects on doctors. Whether we call it professionalism or an edict, this way of life has allowed us to be viewed as unbiased advocates for our patients.   Dr. Danielle Ofri joins me on this episode to discuss an Op-Ed she wro...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! I’m chopping it up with Chris Browning, host of the popular show Popcorn Finance. Each week he discusses finance with amazing guests in about the time it takes to make a bag of popcorn. Topics range from understanding the basics of investing, all the way to his love of tiny homes. On today’s show, we’re going to...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone! We’re covering a lot on today’s segment of Ask Dr. Nii! The topics we go over are: Balancing locum tenens with infants and two full-time working parents Knowing all the different health care positions that exist, if you could do it again would you go to medical school? USMLE changes from 3-...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! So back in the days of medical school, I used to be able to brag about eating a BigMac and then be able to run a 5 minute mile on the treadmill. Well those days are long gone. I can’t run anywhere near that fast and I still got the fast food habit. To make matters worse, how easy is it to get something healthy w...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! What’s good everyone!!! In this episode, I’m talking with Dr. Randall Wolf who is a cardiothoracic surgeon as well as a magician. We talk about how he balances both clinical medicine and life as a magician. He even talks about when David Copperfield called him in his operating room. There are a ton of nuggets to...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! We’re now on Day 5 of the Summit, Over the last 4 days you have heard from guests who recognized normal was not enough. They all wanted MORE and pushed back on the traditional ways of thinking. As a result they have found peace, happiness, and wealth. Today you’re going to hear the science and research behind th...

SEND US A TEXT MESSAGE!!! Let Drs. Nii & Renee know what you think about the show! Are you comfortable with who you see in the mirror? This is a tough question to ask yourself when you feel like you’ve hit a plateau in life. Today, be prepared to get vulnerable and ask yourself these additional questions:   Am I really doing the best I can do? Am I following someone else’s plan? What’s the dif...